The show featuring duelling robots was rebooted on BBC Two in 2016 and ran for three series.

Presented by Dara O Briain and Angela Scanlon since its return, it is to be scrapped to “make room for new shows”, the BBC said.

Robot Wars

The show’s official Twitter page posted it was “sad to confirm” the BBC’s decision, adding: “A huge thank you to Dara & Angela, our brilliant judges Noel, Lucy & Sethu, all of the amazing teams and most of all…you for joining us on this amazing robot smashing adventure.”

They added the hashtag: “BringBackRobotWars”.

Sad to confirm the BBC’s decision to de-activate our House Robots. A huge thank you to Dara & Angela, our brilliant judges Noel, Lucy & Sethu, all of the amazing teams and most of all...you for joining us on this amazing robot smashing adventure. #BringBackRobotWars#RobotWars

A number of the teams also shared messages on Twitter, with the Apollo Robot team writing: “We’re getting lots of messages from young fans saying @UKRobotWars inspired them so much.

“This is what the show is all about and it’s a shame the decision from @BBC will slow this down. But it won’t stop us and the rest of the teams!”

We're getting lots of messages from young fans saying @UKRobotWars inspired them so much. This is what the show is all about and it's a shame the decision from @BBC will slow this down. But it won't stop us and the rest of the teams!